# Sam Lavery

> Staff Product Designer at Juniper Square

Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/samlavery

Experienced Product Designer with a track record of delivering consumer-grade user experiences to business and enterprise users. I love working at the intersection of user research, design, and product strategy.

## Work Experience
### Staff Product Designer @ Juniper Square
Jan 2021 – Present | Remote

### Lead Product Designer @ Reonomy, an Altus Group Business
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | Greater New York City Area
Reonomy was acquired by Altus Group in 2021.

I led the design of Reonomy’s core commercial real estate data analysis and prospecting platform. As an early employee, I collaborated with senior leaders to help define business opportunities and user needs.

### Senior Product Designer @ Reonomy, an Altus Group Business
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

### Product Designer @ Yext
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Greater New York City Area
Worked with designers, engineers, and product managers to ship dozens of features to improve Yext’s flagship business location and listings management platform. Spearheaded a persona project to better understand our complex user base. Led the research, design, and validation of a multichannel review monitoring product.

### UX Designer @ IBM
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Austin, Texas Area
Collaborated with designers and product managers as a member of the IBM Design Studio - focused on fostering user-centered design at IBM. Contributed to the design of the training UI for IBM Watson.

### Product Design Intern @ Kyruus
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Greater Boston Area
Conducted user research and developed prototypes for a patient-physician matching healthcare product.

### Mapping and Visualization Designer @ Princeton University
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Princeton, NJ
Collaborated with a doctoral student in the Sociology Department to create maps and information graphics for dissertation publication.

### 48-569 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) TA @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Greater Pittsburgh Area
Ran help sessions twice a week and graded assignments for 50 students.

### Historic Preservation Associate @ NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Trenton, NJ
Joined spatial data from several departments to assemble map of all historic structures for use in mobile application. Researched landmarks and created spatial data for public and private clients. Developed flowcharts to streamline historic nomination process.

### Management Intern @ Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Princeton, NJ
Led team of 17 to process and manually score over 3,600 AP tests. Streamlined test processing; team finished project 9 days ahead of deadline. Coordinated work between several branches of the AP Resolutions process

### Architecture Intern @ Historic Building Architects, LLC
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 | Trenton, NJ
Produced CAD drawings from pictures and hand sketches. Created public presentations for various preservation projects. Designed and assembled materials library.


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture + Economics
Carnegie Mellon University

### MHCI in Human-Computer Interaction
Carnegie Mellon University

### MHCI in Human-Computer Interaction
Universidade da Madeira


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/samlavery

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Last updated: 2026-03-30